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Field problems with a gear-driven lead screw assembly prompted the company’s engineers to re-evaluate the design. The gear drive comprised a steel screw-machined shaft and a plastic gear. Assembly required the plastic gear to be pressed onto the shaft. Failures...
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This design is an interchangeable stamp on a franking machine. It is coated with ink on the summit of the engraving and stamps the envelope.
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A worm/helical gear set operates the linkage attached to the roof window frame. Originally, the helical gears were machined from brass, reinforced with a formed steel insert and installed with a plastic washer/spacer. The assembled gear’s cost became a factor when...
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Operating at pressures ranging from 50 to 125 psi, the Danair Aerosmith hammer delivers up to 1,000 hammer blows per minute. During the early production phase finish machining exposed casting porosity and the cast iron air grille vents frequently broke during service....
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This lever allows the side door to slide in a combined movement with a guiding rail. The guiding is obtained by a bearing attached to the lever end.
